Akron Football Suffers First MAC loss, 48-21, at Toledo

Saturday, October 21

Toledo, OH

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University of Akron

4-4 , 3-1

Toledo

6-1 , 3-0

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Akron Football Suffers First MAC loss, 48-21, at Toledo

October 21 | Football

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TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo Rockets utilized 626 yards of total offense en route to a 48-21 win over Akron in Mid-American Conference action on Saturday afternoon at the Glass Bowl.

Akron, which suffered its first loss in MAC play, fell to 4-4 overall and 3-1 in MAC play, while the preseason MAC favorite Rockets improved to 6-1 overall and 3-0 in the MAC, becoming the first MAC team to earn bowl eligibility this season.

Senior QB Thomas Woodson (Monroeville, Pa.) led under center for Akron, going 18-of-33 for 205 yards and two touchdowns. Senior WR Tra'Von Chapman (Cincinnati, Ohio) led the receivers with 70 yards and a touchdown on six receptions, while senior RB Manny Morgan (Naples, Fla.) was the top rusher with 25 yards on nine carries.

Defensively, LB Ulysees Gilbert (Ocala, Fla.), DL Ibrahima Camara (Reynoldsberg, Ohio), and DE Jamal Davis (Canton, Ohio) led the Zips with eight tackles each.

For the Rockets, QB Logan Woodside threw for 304 yards and five touchdowns on 17-of-24. Terry Swanson rushed for 123 yards on 20 carries, while Jon'Vea Johnson had 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns on five receptions.

On the opening drive, Toledo put seven points on the board as Woodside hit Jon'Vea Johnson with a 24-yard touchdown reception to take an early 7-0 lead.

Woodside made it 14-0 with a short pass to Desmond Phillips who ran for 40 yards.

Following an incomplete pass from Woodson to freshman WR Nate Stewart (Akron, Ohio), which was tipped and intercepted, Toledo took advantage of good field position. The Rockets used just three plays to go 36 yards for a 21-0 lead in the first quarter.

Akron opened the second quarter with its first touchdown. On a trick play, Woodson hit a wide open true freshman TE Kobie Booker (Barberton, Ohio) in the endzone, completing an eight-play, 75-yard drive. The Zips pulled within 14 points, 21-7.

On the next drive, Akron held the Rockets from the red zone, but PK Jameson Vest nailed a 40-yard field goal to give Toledo a 24-7 advantage.

On its last drive of the first half, Akron's PK Tom O'Leary (Tucker, Ga.) attempted a 40-yard field goal which went wide right. UT also attempted a field goal as Vest missed a 55-yarder as time expired. The Rockets held a 24-7 edge at halftime.

In the third quarter, Johnson scored his second TD on the afternoon. This time, he caught a 25-yard pass and surpassed the 100-yard receiving mark for the game. Toledo led, 31-7.

On their next drive, the Zips were short on a third-and-one and went for it on fourth down. With no quarterback, Morgan took a direct snap and rushed two yards for the first down. Three plays later, the Zips turned the ball over on a fumble.

Toledo converted on the turnover, marching 77 yards over 3:50 as Woodside threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Dionte Johnson, upping the UT lead to 38-7.

To open the fourth quarter, Woodson drove the Zips to the endzone as senior WR Tra'Von Chapman for a 17-yard touchdown, his first as a receiver.

Both teams scored twice in the fourth quarter. Toledo tacked on a 29-yard field goal and a 15-yard touchdown.

Akron back-up QB Robbie Kelley threw his first touchdown pass, a career-long 47-yard pass to Kwadarrius Smith.

Akron returns home to InfoCision Stadium– Summa Field for its final Saturday game on October 28. The Zips host Buffalo at 11:30 a.m. on the CBS Sports Network.